James Ghawaly

Assistant Professor

Contact

jghawaly@lsu.edu
Office 3209B
Patrick F. Taylor Hall

Educational Background

Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2020

M.Sc. Computer Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2020

B.Sc. Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2017

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James Ghawaly

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  • CSC 2262: Numerical Methods
  • HNRS 3025/3035: Large Language Model (LLM) Development and Deployment for Real-World Applications
  • CSC 7700: Foundational AI
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cybersecurity
  • AI Security
  • Machine Learning
  • Neural Network Architecture
  • Neuromorphic Computing
  • Nuclear Nonproliferation Detection
  • Ghawaly, J., Nicholson, A. D., Schuman, C. D., Swinney, M., Witherspoon, B., Young, A., ... & Prins, N. (2024). OR22-Neuromorphic Rad Detector-PD3Ra (No. ORNL/SPR-2024/3423). Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States).
  • Sharma, B., Ghawaly, J., McCleary, K., Webb, A. M., & Baggili, I. (2025). ForensicLLM: A local large language model for digital forensics. Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation, 52, 301872.
  • Walton, B. J., Khatun, M. E., Ghawaly, J. M., & Ali-Gombe, A. (2025). Exploring Large Language Models for Semantic Analysis and Categorization of Android Malware. 2024 Annual Computer Security Applications Conference Workshops (ACSAC Workshops). 
  • Ghawaly, J., Young, A., Nicholson, A., Witherspoon, B., Prins, N., Swinney, M., ... & Patel, K. (2023, August). Performance Optimization Study of the Neuromorphic Radiation Anomaly Detector. In Proceedings of the 2023 International Conference on Neuromorphic Systems (pp. 1-7).
  • Ghawaly Jr, J. M., Nicholson, A. D., Archer, D. E., Willis, M. J., Garishvili, I., Longmire, B., ... & Cook, M. T. (2022). Characterization of the autoencoder radiation anomaly detection (ARAD) model. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 111, 104761.

 

  • 2025: Robert L. “Doc” Amborski Teaching Award from the LSU Ogden Honors College.
  • 2025: Source: DOE, Title: DNN's Enabling Capabilities in Technology Consortium, LSU PI: James Ghawaly, $750,000.
  • 2025: Source: DOD, Title: AI-Enabled Memory Block Validator, PI: James Ghawaly, $136,000. 
  • 2025: Source: Louisiana Board of Regents, Title: Secure Computing for LSU's AI & Security Laboratory, $128,819
  • 2024: Source: NPS, Title: Enhancing Historic Preservation Through Partnership to Create Machine Learning Models, Co-I: James Ghawaly, $250,000. 
  • 2024: Source: NPS, Title: Enhancing Historic Preservation Through Partnership to Create Machine Learning Models, Co-I: James Ghawaly, $250,000.
  • 2023: Source: DOE, Title: Compact Radiation Arrays for Tracking and Interdiction, PI: James Ghawaly, $678,000.